Jedi Black

Hi Gareth, All things considered, I just didn’t get a good feeling from this dealer as things progressed and he started to get quite pushy for the sale. I quite possibly missed out on a good deal but there’ll be more. The deposit, it was established before paying was refundable. I went the legal route to getting my money back. Thank you so much for your input. The search continues.

Hi All, Thanks for your thoughts. Just an update. The previous owner kindly responded to me reaching out and called me. We had a good chat in which he said, he’d never heard of the consumption issue or ever had any problems with the car. He loved it and kept it longer than expected because it was so good to drive. He admitted losing one of the key fobs and also said that he needed to keep oil in the boot of the car as he would often have to top it up. I think the Audi garage suspected it was an issue but the owner didn’t question using a lot of oil and so didn’t address it. I have decided not to go for it and now am having the dealer disputing returning the deposit I paid to reserve it for me.

Hi Tony, Thank you for replying and for the reassurance. You’re right, everything I’ve seen has compromises and this one seemed to have the least. I would prefer to wait and find the right one rather than rush into problems, definitely.

Hello Gareth, Thank you for your reply and for your very sensible view. You make perfect sense and I agree. I have actually found out who the previous owner was and I have attempted to contact them online as I don’t have their telephone number or email. I am still waiting (hoping) for a response. Bar turning up to their address I’m not sure how else I can get ahold of them. I’m beginning to think I should just should avoid any 2.0 TFSI engines until after 2012.

Hello all, New member here! I’ve been looking for a while and found a 2010 Audi A5 2.0 TFSI Q in my budget with the exact specifications I want. 1 owner, excellent milage and great condition. Full Audi SH apart from the last service done by the dealer. I paid for an AA inspection which found an oil leak in the front engine (he said maybe it’s the front cam shaft sensor?). The dealer agreed to get this fixed before I buy the car. Looking at the service history, 30,000 miles ago it seems like Audi did a consumption test as a leak was cleaned and the owner was asked to return after 1000 miles. No other related issues or mentions appear in the history after that, it looks like the owner didn’t go back. So one assumes all was ok and there was no consumption problem? I’m just a little torn as to whether to purchase this car. I really don’t want to find that there is a consumption problem or other issues down the line. The only other things are: There’s only one key so I’d need to buy another. A few diagnostic fault codes came up, though I dont know what they mean. I’ve attached photos of them. All else is perfect and the dealer said he’d give me a year warranty rather than 3 months. Sorry for the long message. I’d really appreciate your opinions and advice please. Thanks in advance.

Fingers crossed that day will come soon 🤞🏾

Just wondering what the outcome of this was ?